Grandmother’s Farm
One of my favorite things, when I was 3 and 4 years old and staying with Grandmother, was going...
The Older Ladies Loved My Dad
My dad owned the Skelly station in Macksville for about 5 years before he died. The station was the meeting place for the men...
Learning to Play the Piano
Some of us learn to play the piano in grade school. We had a teacher in our little town that taught all the kids,...
Memorial Day Traditions
Memorial Day has changed for me over the years. As a small child, when I was with my Grandmother all the time, it was...
Men in the Salon
When I started to work as a hairdresser in the early 70's I don't think there were any men coming into the salons to...
Grandmother’s Coffee Table
One day at Grandmothers when I was 3 years old, all had been quiet. I had been coloring in my color books, and watching...
Sophomore Year
What a relief to go into the sophomore year in high school. We were no longer the newbie's and the bottom of the barrel...
Cookie the Monster
If ever the statement: dynamite comes in small packages was ever true, it certainly was in the case of Cookie. Cookie was a black...
Junior-Senior Prom
“An Evening In Paris” was the theme of our prom the year I was a junior. It was a closely guarded secret by the...
Daddy’s Quirks
My dad was such a character, I would love to have known him at the age he would have been now. If he had...